Middle Class - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Dec 2024
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Magic Numbers

Courtesy Shalinee Sharma Courtesy Shalinee Sharma As a sixth grader in Buffalo, New York, Shalinee Sharma (MBA 2005) believed math just wasn’t her thing. There were only a few girls in the honors class at her new school, and Sharma soon... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford

13 May 2025
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If I Knew Then

recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award. All five of these exemplary alumni once sat in the same place as this year’s graduating class before going on to make a difference in the world. With the benefit of time and perspective, in the... View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

13 Jul 2016
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From Money to Ministry

general manager in its Tokyo office, and later in New York managing multinational accounts. He’d later land in Houston, where he was sent to fix banks in trouble. “I used my skills from Professor Lodge’s Organizational Behavior course, like putting my desk out in the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 1998
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A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill

every case through that lens." O'Neill also became involved in the School's mentoring program with the Taft Middle School, and as General Academic Council representative for his section, he was a driving force in reshaping the orientation... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2001
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Q&A: John Quelch

forefront of understanding these phenomena and what they mean, not only to U.S. managers, but to managers worldwide. Student demand is another important factor. This year's entering MBA class is 33 percent international. That presents a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2014
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Ready for Takeoff

"I don't think Brazil today has the best image abroad. I don't think people look at Brazil and say, 'Wow, this is a country that I would love to visit.'" Those views are based on an antiquated notion of Brazil, Sender says. More than 50 million Brazilians have joined... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Oct 1998
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A Long and Winding Road

It hardly seems possible, but 25 years have passed since our class left Soldiers Field. At the time we were a bit dazed by the political and social upheaval around us, yet confident that our hard-earned MBA credential would stand us in... View Details

Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)

09 Mar 2021
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Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity

Joseph R. Biden Jr., in his “Plan for Education Beyond High School,” encourages investments in community colleges and technical programs as pathways to opportunity that improve student achievement and grow a stronger, more prosperous, and more inclusive View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

19 Aug 2021
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A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues

prosper. We know that many white banks, for example, the Bank of Italy, they were the beneficiary of the federal government after the Second World War saying that, "We want to create a middle class in... View Details

01 Oct 2002
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What's Cookin'

Keith Garner of Pasta Cuisine, on finding a niche and serving it well: “It's a great feeling to serve someone lunch and have them tell you how delicious it tasted.” by Julia Hanna As a student at HBS, Joe Fox would unwind from a long week of View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia

22 Aug 2019
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

transportation is virtually not usable for anyone in the middle class or above. And so those are very challenging parts of being in Lagos, but I keep saying that we have to straddle between the future we... View Details

01 Mar 2006
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Drive-In Nation

events seems inconceivable. For decades, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler were American icons, Detroit’s fabled Big 3. Responsible for a significant percentage of all American jobs, they lifted countless blue-collar families into the View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

01 Sep 2011
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HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations

the middle of the classroom, as opposed to being in the pit, to facilitate and support the work that’s occurring. Like a beehive, we anticipate a buzz of activity. So the plan is to have oval-shaped classrooms with a flat floor and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2007
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The Plight of the Global Poor

economies, and with them, the middle classes in emerging countries, have grown. But inequality within countries has also grown. Globalization has not really hurt those making $5 a day or less. But it has not... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; bottom of the pyramid (BOP); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2007
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The Wise Men

Professors Williams, Lodge, Goldberg, and Salmon, we gain a behind-the-scenes look at the School during its crucial middle decades and further benefit from their accumulated wisdom as to future directions for the institution they helped... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

that flourished and those that failed, they describe the practices that characterize entrepreneurial individuals, families, and organizations and offer pragmatic advice. The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle... View Details

01 Feb 2018
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HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86

business policy and the role of the middle manager. He also examined the domestic and international economy, particularly the interaction between business and government, as well as the subjects of productivity, corporate profits, and... View Details

17 Dec 2024
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Solving the Underemployment Crisis

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, it’s Dan. Today, we are sharing a brief excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, the critically-acclaimed podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Each episode, HBS professors Bill Kerr... View Details

26 Mar 2025
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Alumni Explore a Changing Hong Kong; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Singapore

of local and global companies, government organizations, and universities in Hong Kong. A group of high school students also attended at the invitation of the club’s Board Director Max Burger (MBA 1981). “Hong Kong, today, is in the View Details